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By Sarah Burnett Everyone has always joked about how it’s “impossible” to get into an ivy league. But this year, it actually came pretty close to it. There has been a dramatic drop in college acceptance rates this year, because most colleges became test optional for the 2020-2021 admissions cycle. There was a large increase…
by Sicily Houk, Current staff writer Rolling into the new year, schools are finally ready to open back up. COVID has been tough for everyone and now we are ready to pick up where we left off. The new schedule for this year has many benefits and drawbacks.Many challenges may come with this new schedule due…
by Maire Crooks, Current staff writer If you drive down Empty Song Road on a Friday night, chances are a food truck will be parked off to the side feeding hungry neighbors. Many members of the River Hill community welcome the vehicles, but others have raised concerns. The Friday Night Food Truck neighborhood tradition started in 2020…
by Claire Burnett, Current staff writer On March 4th and 5th, Angel’s Network hosted their 24th annual talent show as a fundraiser for Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center. Usually the talent show is held in-person at the River Hill High School auditorium, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year it had to be fully virtual. Grace Jiang, a…
By Daniel Maiorana The regular season for the boys varsity soccer team has ended, and there are a lot of positives to take away from the season. Ending the season 6-2, and losing two games by only a 1 goal margin, the Hawks have lots of confidence going into the playoffs. The Hawks’ fast paced…
It was quite the two-game stretch for junior WR/CB Devron Johnson (above). He scored a key touchdown against Atholton and then followed it up with a three-interception performance against Mt. Hebron. (Handout) By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief The Hawks didn’t play their best football these past two weeks, struggling offensively with turnovers and too…
By: Daniel Maiorana After a year of logging into Google Meets and having no social interactions, Howard County students are finally returning to in-person learning. The constant routine of waking up and turning on your computer will be changing for those returning to school, and yes, you will have to change out of…
Daniel Fahmy (above) continued his emergence as one of the county’s top linebackers on Friday night. He helped the Hawks shut out their second consecutive opponent. (Handout) By: Gabe Kamins, Co-Editor-in-Chief A light outage during the fourth quarter of Friday’s football game between Hammond and River Hill caused quite a bit of confusion and tension…
By Sarah Burnett To tour or not to tour? That is the major question that seniors are being faced with during the remainder of their senior year. As national College Decision Day, May 1st, is approaching, students are having to decide whether or not they are going to commit to a college they have never…
By Sarah Burnett HCPSS has decided to take away the regularly scheduled week-long spring break. Many students have agreed that the 2020-2021 virtual school year has been much harder and stressful than in-person learning, and quite understandably, many students are frustrated and disappointed. This year, spring break is scheduled from Friday April 2nd to Monday…